Aronofsky’s Experimental Film ‘Postcard from Earth’ Premieres at The Sphere: A Cinematic Immersive Experience

Technological advances never cease to surprise us. We are in the middle of the AI ​​revolution and in the overload of the film industry with so many streaming platformsbut technology continues to advance day by day and there are some directors who dare to experiment, as is the case of Darren Aronofsky, who has created a feature film designed to be projected on the largest movie screen in the world. What’s more, it will only be projected there, so many of us will not see it.

‘Postcard from Earth‘ is the name of this film that is somewhere between a documentary and science fiction. It can only be seen in The Sphere, in Las Vegas, United Stateswhich has a breadlarge carving, around 14,864 meters. It takes up the space of up to four football fields, which is truly outrageous. The place where the screen is located also It has 17,000 seats and 167,000 speakers. Almost nothing to live an authentic immersive experience.

Aronofsky’s experimental film to premiere at The Sphere

«First look at the largest 18k and 60 fps screen on the planet. ‘Postcard from Earth’ will premiere on October 6 only on Sphere and will generate half a petabyte (50,0000 GB),” Aronofsky noted from his Instagram account.

«The experience of filming on all continents, a love letter to Mother Earth, has been incredibly rewarding. My iPhone can’t come close to capturing the definition on the screen. “Sometimes you forget where you are and you are transported to the other side of the world,” added the American filmmaker.

This new film is a travel around the globe, from Antarctica to the depths of the ocean. But this is not all and the director has used experimental technology to make the viewer feel emotions that they have never experienced before and that goes one step beyond the cine IMAX. A unique opportunity to see a science fiction documentary film.

This project of Aronofsky It is one of his dreams come true and, as he has stated on some occasion, “I found in Sphere a great opportunity to take people away from the glitter and bustle of Las Vegas in all its man-made madness and Immerse them, as fully as possible, in the wonder, awe and beauty of the natural world. “Postcard from Earth is a science fiction journey into the depths of our future as our descendants reflect on our shared home.”

This experimental film, without a doubt, will join the filmmaker’s best-known titles such as, for example, ‘Requiem for a Dream’ or ‘The Whale’. Furthermore, ‘Postcard from Earth’ is his most ambitious project that he will release before getting into the new horror film that he is preparing together with Jared Leto, ‘Adrift’.

What will Aronofsky’s experience mean for the viewer?

As explained on the website itself The Spherethis will be an experience that will be lived in the largest movie theater in the world:

The Sphere Experience begins the moment you enter the doors where you will be greeted by Aura, our real-life humanoid robot – one of five identical robots you can interact with. Aura will show you how culture and technology and science and art have always been intertwined throughout human history. And some of the latest technologies you can experience in person, including a 360-degree avatar capture, a beamforming sound display, and a 50-foot-tall holographic image.

All of this leads to the title feature, a specially commissioned immersive film from acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Black Swan, The Whale). Postcard from Earth is a portrait of our planet, reimagined as a sci-fi experience, and leverages all of Sphere’s experiential technologies: from the largest HD display in the world around you, to haptic seating and the climate system in the auditorium that engages all your senses, to the array of 167,000 speakers that immerses you in sound.

Postcard From Earth will take you on a journey to all seven continents: deep in the ocean, high in the mountains, in the eye of a storm, and in space. And wherever you go, you’ll feel like you’re really there.

So if you are lucky enough to be able to get a ticket and go to Las Vegas To see this show, don’t hesitate for a second, although it will be difficult to get it.

2023-09-14 22:22:04
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